Nocturnal Animals: Writing On The Walls
Nocturnal Animals
Writing on the Walls
(Nocturnal Animals)
A loud distorted guitar opens the first rockinā tune, āFake Love.ā With Mason Jonesā vocals and the rest of the boys ā Dawson Tucker playing guitar and bass, Derrick Stephen on drums and percussion, and Dominic Valenti playing guitar ā we get sucked in quick and hard to Atlanta alt. rock group, Nocturnal Animalsā Writing On The Walls.
The distinctive riff of āMargotā makes for a naughty rocking great tune. I like how the guys keep this one right where it starts, a real sly grooving number locked and loaded. Tucker adds some nice subtle moments with his bass especially and the lead is perfectly placed. The band even delivers hand claps at the end. It makes for a solid obvious single.
Stephen begins āFever Dreamā then we get heavy slicing power chords running in for another solid pop/rockin tune, or what this bandās bio calls āRock ān Roll soul to prick your senses.ā Again, itās as much the bandās in-the-pocket simple (yet not simplistic) playing with Jonesā slightly annoying (in a good way) vocal that makes these tunes such little gems.
āThe Haunting,ā starting as an acoustic guitar ballad, ends this 6-song EP. Soon though the tune picks up into heavy guitar flickery and a jumpy drum beat. Itās another great one on this brew of smart, well-constructed tunes from a genre of music that usually is not my personal cup of tea.
Yet, Nocturnal Animalsā Writing On The Walls works for me, very well indeed.